School generates over RM15,000 with mushroom project


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 03 Jul 2019

A mushrooming business: PTA members of SK Bakong picking mushrooms to sell to wholesalers at Pasar Jelawat, Bachok. — Bernama

BACHOK: A school here turned innovative and is able to earn additional income of more than RM15,000 for the past one year by cultivating mushrooms.

Implemented by the parents’ toolkit (Sarana Ibu Bapa) since May last year, the grey oyster mushrooms (cendawan tiram kelabu) cultivated at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bakong here is a first for the state.

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